blueprints 1 of 2

plural of blueprint

blueprints

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of blueprint

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of blueprints
Noun
As rain drizzled and the humidity bore down, the president peered at blueprints for the public golf course, before driving to his own course in Virginia via the Arlington Memorial Bridge, near where his Triumphal Arch may soon be built. Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026 That year a fire destroyed the factory that housed Rohwedder’s prototype and blueprints. Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026 That prediction is now taking shape as industry, religious and government leaders publish competing blueprints for AI’s future. Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 The parallel Neusch was searching the home’s blueprints, combining with the CI to find an escape route for the sisters. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 26 June 2026 The team compared the vessel’s size, along with the position of its masts and cargo holds, against blueprints of the Hōfuku Maru, built in 1919. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 All were constructed between the 1920s and 1950s out of materials like limestone and fieldstone sourced from the local Northern Michigan area, without the use of blueprints. Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026 The blueprints were drawn up by Uruguayan architect Álvaro Pérez Azar, who also sourced and restored local vintage pieces of furniture. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026 Yet, the slender fangjaw proves that the creatures that look like monsters might actually hold the blueprints for our future. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 May 2026
Verb
Recreating Rosebank’s Unique Facility IMD worked with Forsyth’s to create new stills, using archival still blueprints to build exact replicas of the original design. Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blueprints
Noun
  • In a report, the agency's staff recommends that the commission approve the preliminary site and building plans for the arch.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Other investors are assessing Big Tech’s plans for spending on AI infrastructure and how that could impact chipmakers’ revenues.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Fukasawa, who is famous for his Wall-Mounted CD Player for Muji and Hiroshima chair for Japanese firm Maruni, also designs products for Alessi.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 July 2026
  • Some build it for others, like K2 Space, which designs unusually large, low-cost satellite buses sized for the heavy lift Starship is meant to unlock.
    Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • Senior security leader Kourtney Hayes, a trailblazer in cybersecurity, shares her strategies for thriving in tech.
    Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • There are pros and cons to trying to build strategies based on avoiding specific companies, noted Warren Hurt, chief investment officer at F&M Trust.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • While Burnham plots his next move, the UK government now enters a new period of uncertainty, potentially facing a sixth prime minister in seven years.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • An engineer plots a well’s falling output, fits a curve, and projects it forward.
    Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
Noun
  • Lainez said the city would have had to make cuts to senior programs, public safety services and capital improvement projects.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Some child daycare programs can be exempt from licensing if parents and guardians are on the same premises and if they are not operated on certain sites, including malls or ski facilities.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • The film charts Harriman’s origins through interviews with the artist, intercut with interviews Harriman conducts with figures like Martin Luther King III, who inspired his artistic practice.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 6 July 2026
  • Here, Sixsmith, a former BBC Moscow correspondent, charts how shareholders fought back.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • Diode’s website does not list the Henderson County data center under the company’s current projects.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026
  • Iwerks spent over six deacdes on projects for The Walt Disney Company, along with his own studio, Iwerks Entertainment.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 July 2026

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“Blueprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blueprints. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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